More homemade Christmas gifts from viewers

Stephen Dickinson is making jigsaw puzzles out of Christmas cards. Who wouldnt love an interactive card?

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Walter Melis, from Antwerp, Belgium made this nativity scene using empty wine boxes.

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And speaking of wine, Alan Falk makes some really nice bottle stoppers. (Check out his web site for more!)

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Heres a gift almost anyone could use. Jim Jarvis made this step stool with a storage area.

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This one falls into the "aww" category. Winnie the Pooh made by Desri Dean. My favorite Pooh quote: "If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.”

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Im sure many of you are familiar with Alex Harris, The Teen Woodworker. His latest project is simply astounding. Yep, he built his own band saw! Check out Matthias Wandels plans at Woodgears.ca.

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It seems to be a very snowy winter everywhere. Why not make your own sled? Check this one out. Andor Rábay from Hungary (who always sends me the coolest projects) made this sled using bent lamination: the same technique you can see in my Trendy Bendy Photo Stand. Andor made it as a gift for his fiancée, Tímea, but it looks like they are both enjoying it!

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Homemade gripper No not a Grr ripper

Ive got something of a backlog I want to catch up on this week.
Sergio Jimenez (you may recall his homemade speaker brackets back in April) decided to make his own familiar-looking adjustable push stick. Of course, I recommend MicroJigs Grr-Ripper, but I love it when anyone looks at something and says, "hmmm...I think I can make something like that." This is clever.

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